Milk Bank Technician at Texas Children's Careers

Houston, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

31 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Oct, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Milk Collection, Storage Techniques, Preparation Techniques, Measurement Techniques, Sanitary Techniques, Nutrition Education, Breastfeeding Education, Documentation, Communication, Quality Improvement, Team Coordination, Policy Review, Inventory Management, Active Participation, Healthcare Experience, Milk Lab Knowledge

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

We are searching for a Milk Bank Technician-- someone to store, prepare and deliver a mother's breast milk and/or pasteurized donor human milk to hospitalized infants. To provide assistance to mothers of hospitalized infants expressing milk for their infants in a manner appropriate and as necessary. Think you’ve got what it takes Knowledge of milk collection, storage, preparation, measurement, and sanitary techniques Minimum Qualifications: High school graduate, GED, or equivalent 6 months healthcare-related work experience ** a BS degree in Nutrition or Healthcare related field can substitute for 6 months experience** Preferred Qualifications 1 year nutrition or breastfeeding education experience any knowledge or experience of Milk Preparation room or Milk Lab Responsibilities: Accurately weighs, measures, and prepares mother’s own and/or pasteurized donor human milk for infant feeding per physician’s orders Uses sanitary techniques according to established procedures to prepare and store mother’s own/pasteurized donor human milk for infant feeding Documents and delivers properly labeled human milk feedings to appropriate patient care area. Maintain inventory log of mother’s own milk storage volume. Communicates with parents delivering milk to the Milk Bank regarding status of mother’s milk inventory and to ensure quality standards for transportation and storage of mother’s milk. Communicates with co-workers' status of mother’s milk inventory and location where milk is stored. Accurately documents the number of syringes/bottles, milk volumes and additives (when applicable) of human milk preparation on the daily Milk Bank Record Provides active membership in hospital work teams/committees that require Milk Bank participation. Participates in the review/update of Milk Bank policies, procedures and workflows and provides feedback to departmental leadership. Participates in quality improvement activities per department and institutional programs. Coordinates Milk Bank technician schedule and assignments; adjusts workload of team as needed. "As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards. "

Responsibilities

The Milk Bank Technician accurately weighs, measures, and prepares mother’s own and/or pasteurized donor human milk for infant feeding according to physician’s orders. They also maintain inventory logs and communicate with parents and co-workers regarding the status of milk inventory.